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The UK is alarmingly unprepared for the threats it faces – security expert explains why

  • Andrew Neal, Personal Chair of International Security, University of Edinburgh--The Conversation Africa
  • published date: 2026-04-16 12:49:19 UTC

The UK has little in the way of land-based anti-aircraft and anti-missile defences.

Martin Hibberd/Shutterstock Lord Robertson, former UK defence secretary and Nato chief, has said that the UK’s national security is “in peril”. He is right. There is no secret about what the threats… [+5943 chars]